Just got these fitted for me a month ago, they arrived last thursday, they are absolutely great, I am a 11 handicap with a good swing and a high clubhead speed for my skill level, I got these Titleist AP1 712 Irons
with TT DG X100 shafts, they help me keep the ball down, performance wise these are great, coming off a set of ping g5's i didnt know if these would have as good of a feel but they are better, I like the clubhead, the topline is a bit thick but the sole is perfect size,, these have a great solid sound and a good penetrating flight with long irons and a mid high trajectory with the short irons, i am consistently hitting center with these and am hitting good distances with a high draw. Well done Titleist, if you're a mid handicapper, dont hesitate, buy these.
I'm a 13 HC. Describe my game as either hot or cold. Bought the
with the steel Dynalite Gold XP shaft with standard lie and shaft lengths. Have played with them probably 10 times. First, aesthetically they are great improvement over the AP1 710's. I was playing with the Ping I15 and wanted something just a bit more forgiving but still with some workability. I15's are a great club but when my game was off they were a bit harder to control especially 4 and 5 irons. With the AP1's my confidence has gone way up with all the irons but especially the 4 and 5 iron. Ball flight with 4-7 iron is excellent. Ball really feels good coming off the face of the club (similar to forge feel). Have seen my average distance increase with all the clubs compared to i15's, sometimes a lot more than I expect (still dialing in distances). Sometimes the 9 thru gap wedge hit a bit higher than I would like. I think it is due to early release but these
are suppose to get the ball easily in the air. Found them easy to hit out of light to medium rough. So far, find them easier to draw then fade. If I try to fade it usually fades a little or goes straight. Not a bad thing but sometimes a nice fade into the green would be nice. I highly recommend these clubs. Have played Ping G2, Mizuno MX200, and Ping I15 irons. I think I would feel comfortable playing these clubs with 9-10 USGA HC and with my playing style they probably have a better chance of getting and keeping me there then the
. I have not hit the new AP2 so that may not be totally correct. One con is the chrome finish toward the toe looks a bit scuffed if you hit off center toward the toe. Came pretty close to giving them a 5 rating. Will revisit this review after few more rounds.